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The first Pole to win a World Summit Youth Award
Aleksandra Zemke has become the first Pole to win a World Summit Youth Award in a global contest which brings together young developers and digital entrepreneurs.
Prizes are given to the participants who best use internet and mobile technology to put the UN Millennium Development Goals into action.
Out of a total of 1,900 projects from 140 countries, 18 winners were selected in six categories.
Zemke received the award in the ‘education for all’ category for ‘SmileUrbo’, an interactive simulation game which teaches communication, problem-solving, cooperation, time-management and negotiation skills through group participation and decision making.
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